Electro Harmonix Micro POG Polyphonic Octave Generator Guitar Effects Pedal

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Mixing in an octave lower with some overdrive and a wah is a great way to create a gnarly tone that feels incredible on simple riffs. I used the Original Crybaby wah ( read my review of the Crybaby here) and experimented with slightly mixing in an octave higher to add some extra harmonics and range. If you’re looking for a way to spice up your tone when using a wah, using the Micro POG to subtly (or not so subtly) enhance your tone is a great way to bring something new to your tone. Please note that this extended warranty is currently only available on products sold within the UK, EU or EEA, and is subject to the terms and conditions as detailed on the extended warranty certificate provided. It is very easy to operate ( with only three knobs) and allows you the flexibility needed for just doubling lines all the way to creating your very own experimental sounds. Features Electro-Harmonix POG2 – this gives you far more flexibility and options (eg: also has an option for 2 octaves down)

This pedal also offers a wider range and greater polyphonic capabilities than the previous OC-2 and OC-3, while covering your octave needs in full. Octave pedals have become quite popular for guitarists and bassists, as well as other instrumentalists. An octave effect offers an array of possibilities to spice up your music, from fatter lines to all-out experimental sound. What Are The Best Octave Pedals? The Mooer Tender Octaver is a very compact pedal, measuring even smaller than the EHX Nano POG. The Mooer is certainly no POG in the build quality and looks department, but it’s also no slouch. It feels relatively well-built, and it’s a perfect size for small pedalboards. The knobs at your disposal mirror those of the Micro POG. The SUB knob adjusts the amount of lower octave in your guitar signal, the UPPER knob adjusts the amount of higher octave, and the DRY control adjusts the amount of your original guitar signal. This pedal requires a standard 9V power supply, and is true bypass when it’s switched off for no tone coloration. Overall, the Nano POG and the Micro POG have minute differences that set them apart from each other. The size and power settings are different, and each will appeal to certain types of players. If you often take your setup with you to performances or different venues, the Micro POG may be for you. It’s bigger but can run on battery power where the Nano POG cannot. The Donner Harmonic Square has 7-octave modes that you can switch by turning the main knob: ±2, ±3, ±4, ±5, ±7, 1 octave, and 2 octaves. All of this is housed in a very compact aluminum alloy chassis that will easily fit on any pedalboard and be able to take road and gig punishment.

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Besides how glitchy it sounds, whether it has a harmony function is a useful question. Although pedals like the Whammy and Pitch Fork primarily are for shifting the pitch of your guitar, they can also operate as harmonizers. Do I need to think about control when choosing a pitch shifter pedal? The MXR M288 excels at producing a nice fat tone, and it’s decently versatile and sounds good in almost every setting. These controls are powerful tools that can help you adjust the sound until you’re happy with it. The ‘Octave Up’ sound boosts your sound to twice the frequency of the input signal, whereas the ‘Sub Octave’ button reduces the frequency to drop the pitch by an octave. Battery Power The Micro POG hits you first with its brilliant red design. This pedal is gorgeous. Plug it in, and it hits you again. In this case, it’s okay to judge a book by its cover. The Micro POG is beautiful in body and sound and easily one of the best quality bass octave pedals on the market. The folks at Mooer have done it again. The Mooer Tender Octaver is a polyphonic octave generator pedal with Sub, Upper, and Dry signal control, and is pretty much a clone of the Electro-Harmonix Micro POG in the way that it works and sounds. We’ll keep this review short and sweet, and focus on any areas where the Tender Octaver differs from the Micro POG, though there honestly aren’t many!

Some people have allegedly received defective products or products that aren’t quite up to par. We can’t verify that, so keep an eye out. When it comes to pitch shifters, the Whammy is the original and best. If you've not tried one yet, then you owe it to yourself to do so. The very high-quality pedal produces a clean organic sound—something other pedals can struggle with. It’s great at giving that big orchestral roar, and that’s the most important thing.This pedal offers three knobs (2 tiny and one normal) and a toggle switch to allow you to be in full control of your sound at all times. One of the tiny knobs is labeled “Wet” and sets the volume of the effected signal. The other tiny knob (Dry) sets the volume of your original sound. The toggle will produce the most drastic changes in sound as you can change it to choose between the Sharp, Detune, and Flat modes to dictate the amount of pitch-shifting you wish. The big knob (the encoder) will allow you to choose to go up or down by the desired semitones, as well as 1 or 2 octaves, all in a simple to use fashion. I was hoping that this pedal would be able to replace my Octron as well as my POG. Unfortunately the Poly mode just can’t touch the POG when it comes to playing chords. The latency is pretty low, maybe lower than the POG, but chords just don’t sound very good. Pretty warbly and tinny sounding on the upper octave. It reminds me of other cheaper digital octave pedals. Single notes sound fine. C-

In Poly mode, there are two cool functions. Range is a carryover from the OC-3, where you can set the range of the effect. Lowest is a new function where the effect is only produced on the lowest note you’re playing. Awesome effect, I can see a lot of people using this. One other note - this knob replaces the -2 octave, so no -2 in Poly mode. Might be an issue for some people. Otherwise A+ When it comes to controls, there are four typical knobs on the panel. One of them is a typical Dry knob, while Up knob is next to it and allows you to engage higher pitches. The second row consists of Sub and Sub 2 knobs, both reserved for lower octaves, so the range of tones you can actually get from this unit is really impressive. Messing around with different options like the two examples above is how you will get the most out of the Micro POG. Alternatives to the Micro POGThe appeal of this octave guitar effect pedal stems from the various combinations it offers. The slight volume modulation that accompanies the octave down adds a bit of movement to the dry signal and sills out the frequency spectrum in the second octave down. You can also combine the octave-up with the dry signal to produce a believable 12-guitar sound. If you want a pipe organ sound, add a second octave up. For customers in outlying areas of the country, the price of the Extended Warranty may be marginally higher, due to the potential for higher collection and redelivery transport costs. One of the best uses I’ve seen for the Micro POG was a guitarist in a two-piece band who used the Micro POG to split his signal. He sent his main guitar signal to his amp using the DRY OUT output. Then he also used the EFFECT OUT with the DRY and OCTAVE UP knobs all the way down (to produce a bass tone) and sent it to a bass amp. The result was he could play riffs and achieve both a guitar and a bass tone without muddling up his tone with one amp output. He could then ‘turn the bass guitar’ on and off as he pleased by simply hitting the footswitch on the Micro POG. This also meant he could continue to use other effects for his main guitar sound.